🐾Kinkajou
Veckelbjörn (Potos flavus), även kallad kinkajou, kinkaju eller gripsvansbjörn, är en art i familjen halvbjörnar. Den återfinns från södra Mexiko till Brasilien. Dess mest kännetecknande egenskap är den långa svansen, med vilken den kan hänga från trädgrenarna. Ingen annan art i familjen halvbjörnar har en gripsvans. Veckelbjörnen livnär sig nästan helt på vegetabiliska ämnen. Med en kroppslängd upp till 60 centimeter (utan svans) och en vikt upp till 4–5 kilogram är den en medelstor medlem av familjen. Beståndet minskar något men arten betraktas som livskraftig.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2016.
- Body mass
- 2.42 kg
- Body length
- 0.63 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 38 years
Everything we know about the Kinkajou
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass2.42 kgCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 3 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Body length0.63 mCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Brain mass27 gCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan38 yearsCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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Generation length11 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Age at maturity2.4 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation116 daysCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 115 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Litter size1COMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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Trophic levelOmnivoreCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleNocturnalCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Home range0.22 km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Population density34 per km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l2.4 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Kinkajou yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderCarnivora
- ›familyProcyonidae
- ›genusPotos
- ›speciesPotos flavus
- classMammals · Mammalia
- orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
- familyProcyonidae
- genusPotos
All 14 branches ↓Fewer branches ↑
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderCarnivorans · Carnivora
- suborderCaniformia
- familyProcyonidae
- genusPotos
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